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June 12, 1928. 1,672,961

M. J. STACK APPARATUS .FOR FILLING'PIPING TOOLS Filed Au .25, 1 7 2 Sh t -sn 1' g 9 2 ml e/gale INVENTOR ATTOR N EY June 12, 19?.3.

M. J. STACK APPARATUS FOR FILLING PIPING TOOLS Filed Aug. 23, 1927 2 SheetS -Sheet 2 INVENTOR- M. J15 Tack ATTORNEY Patented June 12, 1928.

\ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAURICE J. s'raox, or conons, NEW YORK, Assreiv'oa ro BBINTNALL MANUFACTUR- me COMPANY, mo. or DELAWARE, or wrmvrmeron, DELAWARE, A conroaarron OF DELAWARE.

APPARATUS FOR FILLING PIPING TOOLS.

Application filed August 23, 1927. Serial No. 214,979.

My invention relates to the art of preparin pleated upholstery cushions and it'especia ly has for its object the provision of a new and useful apparatus by the use of which a combined bat-containing and stuffing tool may be quickly loaded and prepared for use in stuffing the piping or pleats of cushions, seats, backs, etc. used in upholstering automobiles and other vehicles. Further, it is an object to provide an apparatus for holding a roll of batting and feeding the batting onto a shelf over a table on whichthe combined bat-containing and stufling tool may be laid while it is being filled, the feeding operation from the roll to the table being under control of the attendant operator. 7

Further it is an object of this invention to provide the table with means always to locate the receiving section of the tool at a definite means w ereby the back section may be almost automatically slid into place in said tool section.

in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects andends, my invention consists in the novel details of construction, and in the combia0 nation, connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and point ed out in the appended claims. 1

In the accompanyin drawing in which is illustrated apreferred embodiment of my invention, t

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the same. Figure 2 is afront elevation thereof. Figure 3 is an end elevation.

' Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail erspective view of portions of the two ha ves which com ose the combined bat-container and stu ng tool, separated.

Figure 6 is an end elevation ofthe parts shown in Figure 5, assembled.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the combined bat-container and stuffing tools assembled.

reference indicate like parts in all the fig ures, the stand for supportingthe roll of continuous bat is composed ofside frames 1 lace on the tableand to provide Other objects will in part be obvious and i In the drawing, in which like numerals of' may be provided to prevent the bat in the roll from slipping laterally. y The frame also carries brackets 7 which have standards 8 in which the lower and upper feed roller bearings 9 and 10 respectively are'located. The said rollers are providedwith shafts 11 and intermeshing gears 12 so that the rollers may turn in unison.

13 designates a drive shaft having fast and loose pulleys 14; and 15 over which the driving belt 48 runs. The drive shaft 13 is mounted in suitable bearings 16 on the frame members 1 and carries a pinion 17 that meshes with an idler gear 18 on a stub shaft 19, the idler gear 18 in turn meshing with the gear 12 of the lower feed roller 20.

The driving belt 48 is shifted from one pulley 14 to the other pulley l5 and vice versa by a mechanism hereinafter called a controller. It consists of belt shifting fingers 21 mounted on a slide bar 22 that is carried in suitable bearing brackets 23 and is operated by a bell crank 24 mounted at 25 andconnected with a treadle lever 27 by means of a connecting rod 26, the lever 27 having its foot engaging part 29 projected beneath the table into position for convenient operation by the attendant. The lever 27 is mounted at 28 in any suitable 'way.

-The table 30 carries a bracket 31 at the side opposite that where the stand is lo cated and on this bracket 31 is a stub shaft 33011 which a belt roller 32 is journalled, a

similar roller 32 being journalled on the shaft 33 that is mounted in suitable bear ings on the brackets 7. Around the rollers 32 and 32 is an endless conveyor belt 35 constituting a shelf above the top of the table 30.

The conveyor is driven by means of a gear 36 on the shaft 34 of the roller 32*, which gear 36 meshes with an idler gear 37 that in turn meshes with the gear 12 of the lower rollers 20.

The table 30 is preferably provided with a toolreceiv'ing groove or recess 33 shaped to fit the lower half 41 of the combined but containing and stufling tool 41 and 42, the

sections of which when assembled overlap slightly and havexcentering vpins 43;

If desired,- a chute or guide plate 39 suitably supported at lOmay be provided to assistin' delivering the bat sect1on47 from "the belt to the tool section 41, see Figures 1 and 2. The tool parts 41 and 42 when assembled are held together byafhaiid or ring 44 that is adapt-ed to beslipped onto batting is placed on the stand and the end threaded between the rollers-20.. The operator then takes a batting tool, places onehalf of it on the table with vits open side 3 uppermost andpresses the trewdle. portion 29 to shift the (belt onto'the fast "pulleythereby setting the rollers 20 andendlessbelt in motion. :Upon a bat section 47 being fed onto :thebelt, the operatorsevers the tionfromthenext succeeding one and slips the: section of betting down and over edgev wise into the, trough-like tool section 41. He thenplaces the other half of the container in position, slips on the ring or band c 44 and is then ready to repeat the operation with thenext tool and bat section. It is, ofcourse,- understood thattheoperator can stop and start, the feed by manipulation of the treadle lever-"at his convenience. It willbe obvious that the bat section, when. itpasses 1 the rollers 20, is laid flatwise on the belt. 35

(shelf)-whil'e it must be turned through a ua'rter revolution to enter edgewise into tie trough-shaped section 41 of the tool.

By the provision of the chute or guide plate 39' this operation is almost automaticallyaccomplished since all that the attendant need i do is to sever the advance section 47 of the blitfrom the following section and slide the 4 bat edgewise oil the belt 35 onto the chute 39 where it will be turned over edgewise and be thus delivered to the receiving tool sectionp I i 7 Bythe use of my apparatus and the use of a large number of tools it is possible to chargeythe tools with bat sections at the, bat factory and stack the tools sideby side and 'in superposed layers in suitable shipping cartons or boxes.

The tools so charged are then delivered to the customerwho uses them in the ordinary way for piping the bats and returns the tool sectionto the bat factory for-recharging. Or, the charging of the tools can; be accomplished bythe use of my apparatus located at the customs factory so that as fast as a tool is charged by one operator'ano'ther may useit to pipe a bat. B the useof my apparatus the operation o charging the piping; tool and its use in piping the bat is expedited.

and; means for endless conveyor to reeeiye the b Instead of driving the belt 35 positively 1 the friction of the ma -'in e'figltgemnt with the belt caus'i the a, "trawl with the materiahthoug It to dfive the Belt by positive driving connection with the source of power either through the feed rollers ears or in some'other suitable way.

F i e soieg r ment t ken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought theconstructiw, operation and advantages of my invention will tothose skilled in the art to which it relates.- V a WhatIolaimisLy 1, In apparatus ofthe elassdescribed, a table, a shelf located, above table, a he holding stand adjacent the ta 'e, means; ieeding a continuous but from said stand onto saidshelf, said table having provisions to receive a bat receiv' ,tool into, which a bat'section from the sligfi may be placed.

2. In apparatus of theelaes described, a t a he l c t wifl ab e a bu holding stand adjacent p feeding a; continucusghflt mmisa id stand onto said shelt, said provisions to receive a bet receiving tool into which a hatsectionfrcgnthe t mambo; filmed,

i irwtiil said'shelf intothe' tP whim i- H 3. In apparatus of the classdeflcl'i pd a -table, a shell Wed t e n hat holding stand adfiacent'the e lite us {pr feeding a continuum bat, from t stand onto said shelf, said 6 hav ng provisions to receive abet reoeivgg 'nto but section from the ebat section from l a of may beiglaced,

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and means controllin said, eeding means from a place adjacen that e convenient position for the, tater," o i 4. In apparatus j character des ustain a roll of scribed, a stand, means to continuous batting-0n said stand, ieeclroll- I ers mounted on stahd, meansftc operate said rollers, a e adjacent s :d stand, an endless conveyor to receive t ahfrorn the feed rollers, the receiving flig t of the con veyor being located a above thetable 5; In apparatus I of scribed, in stand, means to sustnimaroll of continuous batting onsaid stand feed rollthe v-eharacter, del ere mountedon the stand,means tooperate said rollers, a table adjacentsuid spend, an

at; norm feed rollers, the receiving flight 'of the eonveyor being located abovedthe table, and means to drive said conveyor in unison with eaidfeed rollers. s W J i "6 In apparatus of the eharaoter dee scribed, a stand, means to sustain a 170 ,of continuous batting on said stand, feed rollthe l ers mounted on the stand, means to operate said rollers, a table adjacent said stand, an

endless conveyor to receive the batting from the feed rollers, the receiving flight of the conveyor being located above the table, means on said table to position a bat-holding tool for the reception of a bat section taken from the conveyor.

7. In apparatus of the character described, a stand, means to sustain a roll of continuous batting on said stand, feed rollers mounted on the stand, means to operate said rollers, a table adjacent said stand, an endless conveyor to receive the batting from the feed rollers, the receiving flight of the conveyor being located above the table, said rollers operating means comprising a driving means and a controller therefore, said controller being operable by an attendant standing at the table in position to fill said tool section.

8. In apparatus of the character described, a stand, means to sustain a roll of continuous batting on said stand, feed rollers mounted on the stand, means to operate said rollers, a table adjacent said stand, an endless conveyor to receive the batting from the feed rollers, the receiving flight of the conveyor being located above the table, means on said table to position a bat-holding tool for the reception of a bat section taken from the conveyor, said positioning means comprising a recess in the table to hold a tool with its open side uppermost.

9. In apparatus of the character described, a stand, means to sustain a roll of continuous batting on said stand, feed rollers mounted on the stand, means to operate said rollers, a table adjacent said stand, an endless conveyor to receive the batting from the feed rollers, the receiving flight of the conveyor being located above the table,

means on said table to position a bat-holding tool for the reception of a bat section taken from the conveyor, said positioning means comprising a recess in the table to hold a tool with its open side uppermost, and a chute for deflecting the bat section from said table to said tool.

10. In apparatus of the class described, a table, a bat-holding stand adjacent one side of the table, means for sustaining a roll of endlesss hat on said stand, means for feeding the bat from the roll to a position over the table, said table adapted to sustain a sectional bat-containing and stufiing tool adjacent to said bat feeding means whereby an attendant may take a section of bat fed over the table and place it within the tool on the table, substantially as shown and for the purpose described.

MAURICE J. STACK. 

